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MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 40th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 15th occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the second occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the eighth occasion of a left arm Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the first occasion of an left arm Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the fifth occasion of an left arm Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the first occasion of an left arm Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 253^rd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 32^nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 143^rd occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 41^st  occasion of a left arm Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of an left arm Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs against West Indies in the just concluded test at Kingston to provide the 31st occasion of an left arm Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of an left arm Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing sis or more wickets in an innings conceding single digit runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	BPO	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Lohmann	9.4	5	5	7	8	4	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896
2	AER Gilligan	6.3	6	4	7	6	2	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
3	JJC Lawson	6.5	6	4	3	6	3	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002
4	MJ Clarke	6.2	6	0	9	6	3	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004
5	DW Steyn	8.1	6	6	8	6	2	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013
6	SM Boland	4.0	6	1	7	6	3	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
7	MA Starc	7.3	6	4	9	6	4	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing sis or more wickets in an innings conceding single digit runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	BPO	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Clarke	6.2	6	0	9	6	3	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004
2	SM Boland	4.0	6	1	7	6	3	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
3	MA Starc	7.3	6	4	9	6	4	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the sixth occasion of a pace bowler capturing sis or more wickets in an innings conceding single digit runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	BPO	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Lohmann	9.4	5	5	7	8	4	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896
2	AER Gilligan	6.3	6	4	7	6	2	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
3	JJC Lawson	6.5	6	4	3	6	3	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002
4	DW Steyn	8.1	6	6	8	6	2	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013
5	SM Boland	4.0	6	1	7	6	3	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
6	MA Starc	7.3	6	4	9	6	4	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the second occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing sis or more wickets in an innings conceding single digit runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	BPO	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Boland	4.0	6	1	7	6	3	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
2	MA Starc	7.3	6	4	9	6	4	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the only occasion of a bowler, a pace bowler, an Australian bowler and an Australian pace bowler capturing sis or more wickets in an innings conceding single digit runs in the annals of test cricket against West Indies

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding nine runs in the fourth innings of the just concluded test to provide the only occasion of a left arm bowler, a left arm pace bowler, and a left arm Australianv pace bowler capturing sis or more wickets in an innings conceding single digit runs in the annals of test cricket.

MA Starc of Australia captured his 400^th wicket in the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston and at the end of the test his aggregate of test wickets read 402. The following table lists the bowlers who have captured 400 plus wickets in tests, pace bowlers who have captured 400 plus wickets in tests, Left arm pace bowlers who have captured 400 plus wickets in tests and left arm bowlers who have captured 400 plus wickets in tests,

BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	M Muralidaran	Srl	133	230	44039	18180	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	67	22
2	SK Warne	Aus	145	273	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	37	10
3	JM Anderson	Eng	188	350	40037	18627	704	7/42	11/71	26.45	32	3
4	A Kumble	Ind	132	236	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	35	8
5	SCJ Broad	Eng	167	309	33698	16719	604	8/15	11/121	27.68	20	3
6	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	29	3
7	NM Lyon	Aus	139	259	34502	16942	562	8/50	13/154	30.14	24	5
8	R Ashwin	Ind	106	200	27246	12891	537	7/59	13/140	24.00	37	8
9	CA Walsh	Win	132	242	30019	12688	519	7/37	13/55	24.44	22	3
10	DW Steyn	SAF	93	171	18608	10077	439	7/51	11/60	22.95	26	5
11	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	227	27740	12867	434	9/83	11/146	29.64	23	2
12	HMRKB Herath	Srl	93	170	25993	12157	433	9/127	14/184	28.07	34	9
13	Sir RJ Hadlee	NAl	86	150	21918	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.29	36	9
14	SM Pollock	SAF	108	202	24353	9733	421	7/87	10/147	23.11	16	1
15	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	103	190	28580	13537	417	8/84	15/217	32.46	25	5
16	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	181	22627	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	25	5
17	CEL Ambrose	Win	98	179	22103	8501	405	8/45	11/84	20.99	22	3
18	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2
PACE BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	JM Anderson	Eng	188	350	40037	18627	704	7/42	11/71	26.45	32	3
2	SCJ Broad	Eng	167	309	33698	16719	604	8/15	11/121	27.68	20	3
3	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	29	3
4	CA Walsh	Win	132	242	30019	12688	519	7/37	13/55	24.44	22	3
5	DW Steyn	SAF	93	171	18608	10077	439	7/51	11/60	22.95	26	5
6	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	227	27740	12867	434	9/83	11/146	29.64	23	2
7	Sir RJ Hadlee	NZl	86	150	21918	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.29	36	9
8	SM Pollock	SAF	108	202	24353	9733	421	7/87	10/147	23.11	16	1
9	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	181	22627	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	25	5
10	CEL Ambrose	Win	98	179	22103	8501	405	8/45	11/84	20.99	22	3
11	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2
LEFT ARM PACE BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkt	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	181	22627	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	25	5
2	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2
LEFT ARM BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkt	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	93	170	25993	12157	433	9/127	14/184	28.07	34	9
2	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	181	22627	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	25	5
3	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2

MA Starc of Australia captured his 400^th wicket in the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston and at the end of the test his aggregate of test wickets read 402. The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured 400 plus wickets in tests, Australian pace bowlers who have captured 400 plus wickets in tests, Australian Left arm pace bowler who has captured 400 plus wickets in tests and Australian left arm bowler who has captured 400 plus wickets in tests,

BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS – AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	SK Warne	Aus	145	273	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	37	10
2	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	29	3
3	NM Lyon	Aus	139	259	34502	16942	562	8/50	13/154	30.14	24	5
4	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2
PACE BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS – AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	29	3
1	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2
LEFT ARM PACE BOWLERS WHO HAS CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS – AUSSIE BOWLER
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkt	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2
LEFT ARM BOWLERS WHO HAS CAPTURED 400 PLUS WICKETS IN TESTS – AUSTRALIAN BOWLER
No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkt	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	MA Starc	Aus	100	192	19094	10863	402	6/9	11/94	27.02	16	2

The fourth innings of the just concluded Kingston test between West Indies and Australia witnessed only one batsmen scoring a double digit runs while all the other ten batsmen scored single digit runs. West Indies was dismissed all out for 27 in the fourth innings of the test.  JP Greaves of West Indies scored 11 runs while all the ten batsmen scored single digit runs. Test cricket has witnessed 32 occasions of such instances. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Num	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	England	45	10	1	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
2	Australia	42	10	2	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
3	South Africa	47	10	2	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
4	South Africa	43	10	3	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
5	South Africa	30	10	4	v England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896
6	Australia	44	10	4	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
7	South Africa	35	10	4	v England	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899
8	Australia	36	10	2	v England	Birmingham	29 May 1902
9	South Africa	58	10	1	v England	Lord’s	10 Jun 1912
10	South Africa	36	10	1	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
11	South Africa	45	10	3	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
12	England	52	10	1	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948
13	New Zealand	26	10	3	v England	Auckland	25 Mar 1955
14	England	71	10	2	v West Indies	Manchester	08 Jul 1976
15	Pakistan	62	10	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981
16	England	46	10	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1994
17	Sri Lanka	71	10	1	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
18	India	66	10	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
19	India	81	10	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997
20	West Indies	51	10	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
21	Zimbabwe	63	10	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000
22	West Indies	54	10	3	v England	Lord’s	29 Jun 2000
23	Pakistan	59	10	1	v Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
24	Zimbabwe	54	10	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005
25	Bangladesh	62	10	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007
26	England	51	10	3	v West Indies	Kingston	04 Feb 2009
27	Zimbabwe	51	10	2	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Jan 2012
28	New Zealand	45	10	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013
29	Bangladesh	43	10	1	v West Indies	North Sound	04 Jul 2018
30	Ireland	38	10	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jul 2019
31	England	67	10	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
32	West Indies	27	10	4	v Australia	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

It also provides the third occasion of West Indies batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings.

No	Team	Score	Num	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	West Indies	51	10	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
2	West Indies	54	10	3	v England	Lord’s	29 Jun 2000
3	West Indies	27	10	4	v Australia	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

It also provides the nine occasions of batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings against Australia

No	Team	Score	Num	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	England	45	10	1	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
2	South Africa	36	10	1	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
3	South Africa	45	10	3	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
4	England	52	10	1	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1948
5	Pakistan	62	10	2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981
6	West Indies	51	10	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
7	Pakistan	59	10	1	v Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
8	England	67	10	2	v Australia	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
9	West Indies	27	10	4	v Australia	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

It also provides the two occasions of West Indies batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings against Australia

No	Team	Score	Num	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	West Indies	51	10	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
2	West Indies	27	10	4	v Australia	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

It also provides the nine occasions of batsmen performing such a feat in a test innings on West Indies soil.

No	Team	Score	Num	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	England	46	10	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1994
2	India	81	10	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997
3	West Indies	51	10	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
4	Zimbabwe	63	10	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000
5	England	51	10	3	v West Indies	Kingston	04 Feb 2009
6	Bangladesh	43	10	1	v West Indies	North Sound	04 Jul 2018
7	West Indies	27	10	4	v Australia	Kingston	12 Jul 2025

MA Starc of Australia joined the list of “100 Test Men” when he played the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston. The following table lists the 83 cricketers who have played 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1989-2013	200
2	JM Anderson	Eng	2003-2024	188
3	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	168
4	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	168
5	SCJ Broad	Eng	2007-2023	167
6	JH Kallis	SAF	1995-2013	166
7	S Chanderpaul	Win	1994-2015	164
8	R Dravid	Ind	1996-2012	164
9	AN Cook	Eng	2006-2018	161
10	AR Border	Aus	1978-1994	156
11	JE Root	Eng	2012-2025	156
12	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	1997-2014	149
13	MV Boucher	SAF	1997-2012	147
14	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145
15	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2025	139
16	VVS Laxman	Ind	1996-2012	134
17	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2000-2015	134
18	M Muralidaran	Srl	1992-2010	133
19	AJ Stewart	Eng	1990-2003	133
20	A Kumble	Ind	1990-2008	132
21	CA Walsh	Win	1984-2001	132
22	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1978-1994	131
23	BC Lara	Win	1990-2006	131
24	ME Waugh	Aus	1991-2002	128
25	SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1987	125
26	HM Amla	SAF	2004-2019	124
27	Javed Miandad	Pak	1976-1993	124
28	GD McGrath	Aus	1993-2007	124
29	V Kohli	Ind	2011-2025	123
30	IVA Richards	Win	1974-1991	121
31	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	1992-2007	120
32	IA Healy	Aus	1988-1999	119
33	AD Mathews	Srl	2009-2025	119
34	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2025	119
35	IR Bell	Eng	2004-2015	118
36	GA Gooch	Eng	1975-1995	118
37	Younis Khan	Pak	2000-2017	118
38	DI Gower	Eng	1978-1992	117
39	GC Smith	SAF	2002-2014	117
40	DL Haynes	Win	1978-1994	116
41	DB Vengsarkar	Ind	1976-1992	116
42	MA Atherton	Eng	1989-2001	115
43	MJ Clarke	Aus	2004-2015	115
44	MC Cowdrey	Eng	1954-1975	114
45	AB de Villiers	SAF	2004-2018	114
46	BA Stokes	Eng	2013-2025	114
47	SC Ganguly	Ind	1996-2008	113
48	DL Vettori	NZl	1997-2014	113
49	LRPL Taylor	NZl	2007-2022	112
50	DA Warner	Aus	2011-2024	112
51	SP Fleming	NZl	1994-2008	111
52	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	1994-2009	111
53	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	1991-2007	110
54	CH Lloyd	Win	1966-1985	110
55	G Boycott	Eng	1964-1982	108
56	CG Greenidge	Win	1974-1991	108
57	SM Pollock	SAF	1995-2008	108
58	DC Boon	Aus	1984-1996	107
59	TG Southee	NZl	2008-2024	107
60	R Ashwin	Ind	2011-2024	106
61	JL Langer	Aus	1993-2007	105
62	I Sharma	Ind	2007-2021	105
63	KS Williamson	NZl	2010-2024	105
64	KP Pietersen	Eng	2005-2014	104
65	V Sehwag	Ind	2001-2013	104
66	MA Taylor	Aus	1989-1999	104
67	Wasim Akram	Pak	1985-2002	104
68	CH Gayle	Win	2000-2014	103
69	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	1998-2015	103
70	ML Hayden	Aus	1994-2009	103
71	CA Pujara	Ind	2010-2023	103
72	Saleem Malik	Pak	1982-1999	103
73	IT Botham	Eng	1977-1992	102
74	CL Hooper	Win	1987-2002	102
75	G Kirsten	SAF	1993-2004	101
76	BB McCullum	NZl	2004-2016	101
77	M Ntini	SAF	1998-2009	101
78	JM Bairstow	Eng	2012-2024	100
79	KC Brathwaite	Win	2011-2025	100
80	FDM Karunaratne	Srl	2012-2025	100
81	MA Starc	Aus	2011-2025	100
82	AJ Strauss	Eng	2004-2012	100
83	GP Thorpe	Eng	1993-2005	100

MA Starc of Australia joined the list of “100 Test Men” when he played the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston. The following table lists the 16 Australian  cricketers who have played 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat
1	RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	168
2	SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	168
3	AR Border	Aus	1978-1994	156
4	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	145
5	NM Lyon	Aus	2011-2025	139
6	ME Waugh	Aus	1991-2002	128
7	GD McGrath	Aus	1993-2007	124
8	IA Healy	Aus	1988-1999	119
9	SPD Smith	Aus	2010-2025	119
10	MJ Clarke	Aus	2004-2015	115
11	DA Warner	Aus	2011-2024	112
12	DC Boon	Aus	1984-1996	107
13	JL Langer	Aus	1993-2007	105
14	MA Taylor	Aus	1989-1999	104
15	ML Hayden	Aus	1994-2009	103
16	MA Starc	Aus	2011-2025	100

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 90th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 19^th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin half centuries in a test against England at Lord’s.

JE Root’s run aggregate on home soil read 7045 at the end of this test. He became the fifth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 7000 plus runs on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {7578}, SR Tendulkar {7216}, M Jayawardene {7167} and JH Kallis {7035}

JE Root’s 104 in this test represent his 22^nd century on home soil. He became the sixth batsman to score 22 or more centuries on home soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are – M Jayawardene {23}, JH Kallis {23}, RT Ponting {23}, KC Sangakkara {22}  and SR Tendulkar {22]

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 91^st occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the 29^th occasion of an an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 75th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 26^th occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain against England at Lord’s. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the 37^th occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	won	25 runs	v India	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024
2	Pakistan	won	24 runs	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1954
3	Zimbabwe	won	24 runs	v Pakistan	Harare	10 Sep 2013
4	England	won	23 runs	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998
5	England	won	22 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	20 Oct 2016
6	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
7	Pakistan	won	22 runs	v England	Multan	12 Nov 2005
8	Sri Lanka	won	21 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
9	Bangladesh	won	20 runs	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017
10	England	won	19 runs	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997
11	South Africa	won	19 runs	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
12	England	won	18 runs	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
13	South Africa	won	17 runs	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
14	West Indies	won	17 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021
15	Australia	won	16 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992
16	Australia	won	16 runs	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
17	Pakistan	won	16 runs	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
18	England	won	14 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
19	England	won	13 runs	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
20	India	won	13 runs	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004
21	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
22	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
23	Pakistan	won	12 runs	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999
24	Australia	won	11 runs	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925
25	England	won	10 runs	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
26	West Indies	won	08 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024
27	Australia	won	07 runs	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882
28	New Zealand	won	07 runs	v Australia	Hobart	09 Dec 2011
29	South Africa	won	07 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000
30	Australia	won	06 runs	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
31	South Africa	won	05 runs	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
32	New Zealand	won	04 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018
33	Australia	won	03 runs	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
34	England	won	03 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982
35	England	won	02 runs	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
36	New Zealand	won	01 run	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
37	West Indies	won	01 run	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the twelfth occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs in the annals of test cricket

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	23 runs	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998
2	England	won	22 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	20 Oct 2016
3	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
4	England	won	19 runs	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997
5	England	won	18 runs	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
6	England	won	14 runs	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
7	England	won	13 runs	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
8	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
9	England	won	12 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
10	England	won	10 runs	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
11	England	won	03 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982
12	England	won	02 runs	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	New Zealand	won	25 runs	v India	Wankhede	01 Nov 2024
2	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
3	Australia	won	16 runs	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
4	Pakistan	won	16 runs	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
5	Pakistan	won	12 runs	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999

England won this test by 22 runs to provide the first occasion of England winning a test by 25 runs or less than 25 runs against India in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the only such victory at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	22 runs	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 166^th   occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the 38^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England.

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test to provide the 87^th  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil. It also provides the 24^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s. Prior to this MH Mankad had scored 72 and 184 at  Lord’s in Jun 1952

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing cause to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties going in vain in a test against all oppositions. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England going in vain

RA Jadeja scored 72 and 61 not out in this test was in losing soil to provide the 32nd  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against all oppositions on away soil going in vain. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England in England going in vain. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against England at Lord’s going in vain

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 27^th  occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England

KL Rahul’s 100 in this test was in a losing cause to provide the 24th occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions on away soil. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England in England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s century going in vain against all the oppositions against England at Lord’s

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 403rd win against all the  oppositions. It also represents its 53rd win against India.

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 241st win against all the  oppositions on home soil. It also represents its 38^th win against India on home soil

England won this test by 22 runs to post its 60^th win against all the  oppositions at Lord’s. It also represents its 13^th win against India at Lord’s

England was dismissed for a total of 192 runs to provide the 37th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 200 runs in an innings against India. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings on home soil against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed for a total of less than 200 runs in an innings at Lord’s against India

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the first England batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket.

BA Stokes was dismissed bowled in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of his getting bowled in an innings against India. He became the fifth batsman to be dismissed bowled in an innings against India on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. Others are – NM Lyon {13}, SPD Smith {11}, AR Border {10} and Imtiaz Ahmed {10}

This Lord’s test has witnessed twelve bowled dismissals so far to provide the most occasion of bowled dismissals in a test in the test series between England and India. The previous record was ten bowled dismissals witnessed in the test at Hyderabad in Jan 2024 in a test in the test series between England-India.

The annals of test cricket has witnessed four occasions of batsmen getting bowled in a test match on ten or more occasions. Australia Vs England at Sydney in Feb 1887 {14},

Australia Vs England at Sydney in Mar 1882 {12}, Australia Vs England at Melbourne in Dec 1882 {12} and England Vs India at Lord’s in Jul 2025 {12].

It is interesting to note that a test hae 12 or more dismissals after a gap of 143 years, taking into consideration of calendar years or to be precise 142 years seven months

In the on-going Test match between England and India at Lord’s, India achieved a unique record of seven bowled dismissals in a single innings, marking the first instance of India achieving this feat in Test history. The match also saw a total of 12 bowled dismissals for India, the most in any Test match they have played. Additionally, Washington Sundar became the first spinner to take four bowled dismissals in a Test match at Lord’s.

Seven bowled dismissals in one innings –  Indian bowlers achieved this in a Test innings for the first time

Twelve bowled dismissals in a Test – The total of 12 bowled dismissals in the Lord’s Test is the most India has ever recorded in a single Test match.

Washington Sundar’s record – The Indian spinner, Washington Sundar, achieved a unique feat by taking four bowled dismissals in England’s second innings, making him the first spinner to do so at Lord’s in Tests.

Test cricket has witnessed 43 occasions of seven or more batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	9	South Africa	2nd	England	Newlands	25/03/1889
2	9	Australia	2nd	England	Kennington Oval	11/08/1890
3	8	South Africa	1st	England	St George’s Park	13/02/1896
4	8	South Africa	1st	England	Edgbaston	15/06/1929
5	8	South Africa	2nd	Australia	Adelaide Oval	29/01/1932
6	8	England	1st	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	24/03/1951
7	7	India	2nd	England	Lord’s	19/06/1952
8	7	New Zealand	1st	England	Eden Park	31/03/1933
9	7	Australia	2nd	England	Melbourne	29/12/1928
10	7	West Indies	1st	England	Old Trafford	22/07/1933
11	7	South Africa	1st	Australia	Kingsmead	14/12/1935
12	7	Australia	2nd	England	Melbourne	01/03/1895
13	7	Australia	1st	England	Lord’s	22/06/1896
14	7	South Africa	2nd	Australia	Old Wanderers	18/10/1902
15	7	South Africa	1st	Australia	Newlands	08/11/1902
16	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	14/12/1894
17	7	Australia	1st	England	Sydney	25/02/1887
18	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	25/02/1887
19	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	02/01/1879
20	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	03/03/1882
21	7	Australia	1st	England	Melbourne	19/01/1883
22	7	England	1st	Australia	Sydney	14/03/1885
23	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	01/01/1908
24	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	21/02/1908
25	7	South Africa	1st	Australia	Melbourne	31/12/1910
26	7	England	1st	South Africa	Lord’s	10/06/1912
27	7	South Africa	2nd	England	Lord’s	10/06/1912
28	7	Australia	1st	South Africa	Lord’s (SAF)	05/11/1921
29	7	South Africa	1st	England	Edgbaston	14/06/1924
30	7	England	1st	Pakistan	Lord’s	10/06/1954
31	7	Pakistan	1st	England	Lord’s	10/06/1954
32	7	England	1st	Australia	Brisbane	26/11/1954
33	7	New Zealand	1st	England	Carisbrook	11/03/1955
34	7	Pakistan	1st	West Indies	Bourda	13/03/1958
35	7	Pakistan	1st	West Indies	Queen’s Park Oval	26/03/1958
36	7	India	2nd	West Indies	Eden Gardens	31/12/1958
37	7	South Africa	1st	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	21/02/1964
38	7	West Indies	1st	Australia	Kensington Oval	30/03/1984
39	7	Australia	2nd	West Indies	Sabina Park	28/04/1984
40	7	England	2nd	West Indies	Bourda	17/03/1994
41	7	England	1st	South Africa	St George’s Park	09/12/1999
42	7	India	1st	Australia	MA Chidambaram Stadium	22/02/2013
43	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed three occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	7	England	1st	South Africa	Lord’s	10/06/1912
2	7	England	1st	Pakistan	Lord’s	10/06/1954
3	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

England-India test series has witnessed two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings at Lord’s. It is interesting to note that these are the only two occasions of seven batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings in England-India test series

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	7	India	2nd	England	Lord’s	19/06/1952
2	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

Test cricket has witnessed 14 occasions of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	8	England	1st	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	24/03/1951
2	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	14/12/1894
3	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	25/02/1887
4	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	02/01/1879
5	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	03/03/1882
6	7	England	1st	Australia	Sydney	14/03/1885
7	7	England	1st	Australia	Melbourne	01/01/1908
8	7	England	2nd	Australia	Sydney	21/02/1908
9	7	England	1st	South Africa	Lord’s	10/06/1912
10	7	England	1st	Pakistan	Lord’s	10/06/1954
11	7	England	1st	Australia	Brisbane	26/11/1954
12	7	England	2nd	West Indies	Bourda	17/03/1994
13	7	England	1st	South Africa	St George’s Park	09/12/1999
14	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

The only occasion of seven England batsmen dismissed bowled in a test innings was at Lord’s in the on-going test

No	MoD	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	7	England	2nd	India	Lord’s	10/07/2025

England Vs India Third Test at Lord’s Third day

KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 131st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England in England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul-RR Pant added 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 22nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England. It also provides the 15^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England in England. 

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s. Prior to this CA Pujara AM Rahane had added 100 runs for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021.

Thus the KL Rahul RR Pant partnership of 141 runs for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings provides the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against England at Lord’s

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.

RR Pant was dismissed run out for 74 in India’s first innings to provide the 20^th occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England after scoring fifty plus runs. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England in England after scoring fifty plus runs It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman was dismissed run out in an innings against England at Lord’s after scoring fifty plus runs.

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 56^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 13^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England. It also provides the 18^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 100 runs in India’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring an exact 100 runs in an innings against England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 100 runs in an innings against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact in an innings against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an opening batsman against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first opening batsman to score a century against England at Lord’s on two occasions.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test was his second century as an a batsman against England in England. Prior to this he had scored 129 against England at Lord’s in Aug 2021. Thus KL Rahul became the India’s first batsman to score a century against England in England on two occasions.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 254^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 110^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the 13^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to score centuries on two or more occasion at Lord’s. DB Vengsarkar has scored three centuries in an innings at Lord’s.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test provide the 83^rd  occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 39^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against England at Lord’s.

WR Brown of Australia,  CG Greenidge of West Indies, GC Smith of South Africa and KL Rahul of India are the four opening batsman to score centuries in an innings on two occasions at Lord’s. KL Rahul is the only Indian opening batsman to score centuries on two occasions at Lord’s.

JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the 78^th occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test.

JL Smith of England scored 51 in the first innings of this test and RR Pant of India scored 74 in the second innings of this test to provide the seventh occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a test in England India test series

RR Pant’s 74 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England and RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his eleventh fifty against England. They became the ninth and tenth Indian batsmen to score eleven or more fifties against England.

RA Jadeja’s 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his second fifty against England at Lord’s. Prior to this he had scored 68 against England at Lord’s in Jul 2024. This his 72 in India’s first innings of this test represents his highest individual innings against England at Lord’s.

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Score	1st innings	2nd innings	Venue	Date
1	199	South Africa	England	Durban	21 Jan 10
2	222	West Indies	India	Kanpur	12 Dec 58
3	402	Pakistan	New Zealand	Auckland	16 Feb 73
4	428	Australia	West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 73
5	390	England	India	Birmingham	03 Jul 86
6	593	West Indies	England	Antigua	16 Apr 94
7	240	Australia	West Indies	Antigua	09 May 03
8	350	New Zealand	England	Leeds	29 May 15
9	387	England	India	Lord’s	10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the second occasion of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket in England-India test series. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Score	1st innings	2nd innings	Venue	Date
1	390	England	India	Birmingham	03 Jul 86
2	387	England	India	Lord’s	10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving England as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Score	1st innings	2nd innings	Venue	Date
1	199	South Africa	England	Durban	21 Jan 10
2	390	England	India	Birmingham	03 Jul 86
3	593	West Indies	England	Antigua	16 Apr 94
4	350	New Zealand	England	Leeds	29 May 15
5	387	England	India	Lord’s	10 Jul 25

England and India scored identical team totals of 387 runs in their first innings in this test to provide the third occasions of both the teams scoring identical runs in their first innings in a test in the annals of test cricket involving India as one of the teams. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Score	1st innings	2nd innings	Venue	Date
1	222	West Indies	India	Kanpur	12 Dec 58
2	390	England	India	Birmingham	03 Jul 86
3	387	England	India	Lord’s	10 Jul 25

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the 14^th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	LEG Ames	Eng	Win	1929-30	4	08	1	417	149	059.57	2	0	0
2	CL Walcott	Win	Ind	1948-49	5	07	0	452	152	064.57	2	2	0
3	WW Wade	Eng	SAF	1948-49	5	09	1	407	125	050.87	1	3	1
4	FCM Alexander	Win	Aus	1960-61	5	10	2	484	108	060.50	1	5	1
5	BK Kunderan	Ind	Eng	1964-65	5	10	0	525	192	052.50	2	1	0
6	DT Lindsay	SAF	Aus	1966-67	5	07	0	606	182	086.57	3	2	0
7	FM Engineer	Ind	Eng	1972-73	5	10	0	415	121	041.50	1	3	0
8	AJ Stewart	Eng	SAF	1998	5	10	1	465	164	051.66	1	1	0
9	A Flower	Zim	Ind	2000-01	2	04	2	540	232*	270.00	2	2	0
10	A Flower	Zim	SAF	2001-02	2	04	2	422	199*	211.00	2	1	0
11	AC Gilchrist	Aus	SAF	2001-02	3	05	2	473	204*	157.66	2	1	0
12	BJ Haddin	Aus	Eng	2013-04	5	08	0	493	118	061.62	1	5	0
13	RR Pant	Ind	Eng	2025	3	05	0	416	134	083.20	2	2	0
14	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	BK Kunderan	Ind	Eng	1964-65	5	10	0	525	192	052.50	2	1	0
2	FM Engineer	Ind	Eng	1972-73	5	10	0	415	121	041.50	1	3	0
3	RR Pant	Ind	Eng	2025	3	05	0	416	134	083.20	2	2	0

RR Pant’s run aggregate in this series so far read 416 runs against England in the on-going test series. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against England

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	BK Kunderan	Ind	Eng	1964-65	5	10	0	525	192	052.50	2	1	0
2	FM Engineer	Ind	Eng	1972-73	5	10	0	415	121	041.50	1	3	0
3	BJ Haddin	Aus	Eng	2013-04	5	08	0	493	118	061.62	1	5	0
4	RR Pant	Ind	Eng	2025	3	05	0	416	134	083.20	2	2	0

JL Smith of England has an aggregate of 401 runs and RR Pant  of India has an aggregate of 415 runs in the on-going England-India test series to provide the first occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen aggregating 400 plus runs in a bilateral series in the annals of test cricket constituting a world record

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	RR Pant	Ind	Eng	2025	3	05	0	416	134	083.20	2	2	0
2	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his tenth century of his test career.  He became the 18^th Indian batsman to score ten or more test centuries

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his fifth century of his test career against England.  He became the seventh  Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries against England.

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career while opening the innings. He became the sixth Indian opening batsman to score nine or more test centuries

KL Rahul’s 100 in India’s first innings of this test represent his ninth century of his test career on away soil.  He became the tenth Indian batsman to score five or more test centuries on away soil.

RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 88 boundary sixes. He now shares the second place among the Indian batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in tests with RG Sharma. RG Sharma has also scored 88 boundary sixes. V Sehwag owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in tests with 90 boundary sixes to his credit

RR Pant scored two boundary sixes in his knock of 74 in India’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 36 boundary sixes against England. He now owns the record for scoring most boundary sixes in tests against England. He went past IVA Richards of West Indies who has scored 34 boundary sixes in tests against England. Prior to the start of this test, RR Pant and IVA Richards shared the record of scoring most boundary sixes against England. Both the batsmen had scored 34 boundary sixes against England.

RR Pant occupies the second place among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil with 54 boundary sixes to his credit. AC Gilchrist of Australia occupy the first place with 56 boundary sixes among the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes on away soil. AC Gilchrist and RR Pant are the only two wicket keepers to scored 50 plus boundary sixes on away soil in the annals of test cricket.

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 938^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions. It also provides the 511th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 136^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 83^rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India on home soil

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings to provide the 141^st occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against all the oppositions at Lord’s. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represent his eighth century against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s. He now owns the record of scoring most centuries against all the oppositions and also against India at Lord’s

JE Root scored 104 in England’s first innings which represents his eleventh century against India. He now shares the record among the batsmen who have scored most centuries against India with SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith has also scored eleven centuries against India.

JE Root had an aggregate of 2955 runs against India prior to this test. He completed 3000 runs against India when he was on 45 during the course of his knock of 104 in England’s first innings. He became the first batsman and also the first England batsman to score 3000 runs against India. At the end of England’s first innings, JE Root’s aggregate against India read 3059

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the 26th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India on home soil. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India at Lord’s

JL Smith scored 51 in this game to provide the 39^th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in an innings against India. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India on home soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India

BA Carse scored 56 in England’s first innings to provide the 13^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India on home soil. It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against India at Lord’s. JA Snow had scored 73 against India at Lord’s in Jul 1971 and RW Taylor had scored 64 against India at Lord’s in Aug 1979.

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 88^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 36th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah captured five for 74 in England’s first innings to provide the 37^th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England in England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against England at Lord’s

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 47 wickets against England in England. He now occupies the second place among the list of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. I Sharma with 48 wickets occupy the first place among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. Others are – R Ashwin {114}, BS Chandrasekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85} and RA Jadeja {73}

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings fetched him 70 wickets against England. He became the second Indian pace bowler to capture 70 plus wickets against England. N Kapil Dev with 85 wickets to his credit is the other Indian pace bowler to achieve such a feat.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings of this test represents the 151^st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket

JE Root created a world record for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 211^th catch in tests as a fieldsman. He went past R Dravid who held the record previously with 210 catches

JE Root now owns record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India in India’s first innings of this test when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40. It was his 39^th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India. He went past AN Cook who held the record previously with 38 catches

JE Root pouched his 39^th catch in tests as an England fieldsman against India when he caught KK Nair of BA Stokes for 40 in India’s first innings of this test. He now shares the second place with IVA Richards for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. IVA Richards has also pouched 39 catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers against India. SPD Smith with 40 catches to his credit owns the record for most catches against India as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 143^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 120^th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute Indian wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the 15^th occasion of an England batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket.

CR Woakes of England was caught by the substitute wicket keeper DC Jurel in the on-going test against India at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman caught by the substitute wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket at Lord’s.

CR Woakes of England was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 213rd occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India. It also provides the 101^st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India in England. It also provides the 31st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for zero in an innings against India at Lord’s

CR Woakes of England collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 45^th  occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India. It also provides the 20^th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India in England. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against India at Lord’s

KL Rahul scored 53 not out at the end of the second day’s play in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 120^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 57^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England at Lord’s

KL Rahul became the fourth Indian opening batsman to score fifty plus runs against England on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MH Mankad	63	3	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	MH Mankad	72	1	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
3	MH Mankad	184	3	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
1	KL Rahul	129	1	v England	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
2	KL Rahul	53*	2	v England	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	SM Gavaskar	53	4	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	59	3	v England	Lord’s	02 Aug 1979
1	W Jaffer	53	4	v England	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
2	W Jaffer	58	2	v England	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007

JE Root became the ninth batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	DG Bradman	Australia	v England	37	63	07	5028	334	89.78	19
2	JB Hobbs	England	v Australia	41	71	04	3636	187	54.26	12
3	SR Tendulkar	India	v Australia	39	74	08	3630	241*	55.00	11
4	AR Border	Australia	v England	47	82	19	3548	200*	56.31	08
5	SPD Smith	Australia	v England	37	66	05	3417	239	56.01	12
6	DI Gower	England	v Australia	42	77	04	3269	215	44.78	09
7	GS Sobers	West Indies	v England	36	61	08	3214	226	60.64	10
8	SR Waugh	Australia	v England	46	73	18	3200	177*	58.18	10
9	JE Root	England	v India	33	60	07	3059	218	57.71	11

JE Root became the third England batsman to score 3000 plus runs against an opposition in the annals of test cricket

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	JB Hobbs	England	v Australia	41	71	04	3636	187	54.26	12
2	DI Gower	England	v Australia	42	77	04	3269	215	44.78	09
3	JE Root	England	v India	33	60	07	3059	218	57.71	11

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored five or more centuries  in an innings at Lord’s. JE Root with eight centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in an innings at Lord’s

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	180	3	England	v Australia	Lord’s	18 Jul 2013
2	JE Root	200*	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
3	JE Root	190	1	England	v South Africa	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
4	JE Root	180*	2	England	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
5	JE Root	115*	4	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022
6	JE Root	143	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
7	JE Root	103	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
8	JE Root	104	1	England	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	MP Vaughan	115	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
2	MP Vaughan	100	3	England	v India	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
3	MP Vaughan	103	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
4	MP Vaughan	101*	3	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
5	MP Vaughan	120	2	England	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	26 May 2005
6	MP Vaughan	106	2	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	15 May 2008
1	GA Gooch	123	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	19 Jun 1980
2	GA Gooch	114	1	England	v India	Lord’s	05 Jun 1986
3	GA Gooch	183	3	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
4	GA Gooch	333	1	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	GA Gooch	123	3	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
6	GA Gooch	174	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
1	KP Pietersen	158	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	11 May 2006
2	KP Pietersen	109	3	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2007
3	KP Pietersen	134	3	England	v India	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
4	KP Pietersen	152	1	England	v South Africa	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
5	KP Pietersen	202*	1	England	v India	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
1	AJ Strauss	112	2	England	v New Zealand	Lord’s	20 May 2004
2	AJ Strauss	137	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
3	AJ Strauss	128	3	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
4	AJ Strauss	161	1	England	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
5	AJ Strauss	122	2	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2012

JE Root has scored centuries against India on two occasions at Lord’s. He is one of the three batsmen to score two or more centuries against India at Lord’s

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	114	1	England	v India	Lord’s	05 Jun 1986
2	GA Gooch	333	1	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
3	GA Gooch	123	3	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
1	JE Root	180*	2	England	v India	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
2	JE Root	104	1	England	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	KP Pietersen	134	3	England	v India	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
2	KP Pietersen	202*	1	England	v India	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18^th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2
2	WR Hammond	Eng	SAF	1938-39	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	3	2	0
3	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1946-47	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	2	3	1
4	DG Bradman	Aus	Ind	1947-48	5	6	2	715	201	178.75	4	1	0
5	L Hutton	Eng	Win	1953-54	5	8	1	677	205	96.71	2	3	0
6	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1966	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	3	2	1
7	WM Lawry	Aus	Win	1968-69	5	8	0	667	205	83.37	3	2	0
8	CH Lloyd	Win	Ind	1974-75	5	9	1	636	242*	79.50	2	1	0
9	GS Chappell	Aus	Win	1975-76	6	11	5	702	182*	117.00	3	3	0
10	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1978-79	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	4	1	1
11	DI Gower	Eng	Aus	1965	6	9	0	732	215	81.33	3	1	0
12	GA Gooch	Eng	Ind	1990	3	6	0	752	333	125.33	3	2	0
13	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	2003	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0
14	MJ Clarke	Aus	Ind	2011-12	4	6	1	626	329*	125.20	2	0	0
15	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
16	V Kohli	Ind	Srl	2017-18	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	3	1	1
17	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2017-28	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	3	2	0
18	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the 18^th captain to score 600 plus runs in a series.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2
2	WR Hammond	Eng	SAF	1938-39	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	3	2	0
3	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1946-47	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	2	3	1
4	DG Bradman	Aus	Ind	1947-48	5	6	2	715	201	178.75	4	1	0
5	L Hutton	Eng	Win	1953-54	5	8	1	677	205	96.71	2	3	0
6	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1966	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	3	2	1
7	WM Lawry	Aus	Win	1968-69	5	8	0	667	205	83.37	3	2	0
8	CH Lloyd	Win	Ind	1974-75	5	9	1	636	242*	79.50	2	1	0
9	GS Chappell	Aus	Win	1975-76	6	11	5	702	182*	117.00	3	3	0
10	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1978-79	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	4	1	1
11	DI Gower	Eng	Aus	1965	6	9	0	732	215	81.33	3	1	0
12	GA Gooch	Eng	Ind	1990	3	6	0	752	333	125.33	3	2	0
13	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	2003	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0
14	MJ Clarke	Aus	Ind	2011-12	4	6	1	626	329*	125.20	2	0	0
15	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
16	V Kohli	Ind	Srl	2017-18	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	3	1	1
17	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2017-28	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	3	2	0
18	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the third Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	1978-79	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	4	1	1
2	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
3	V Kohli	Ind	Srl	2017-18	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	3	1	1
4	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the sixth captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England. It also provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring 600 plus runs in a series against England

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1936-37	5	9	0	810	270	90.00	3	1	2
2	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	1946-47	5	8	1	680	234	97.14	2	3	1
3	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	1966	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	3	2	1
4	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	2003	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	2	1	0
5	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
6	SPD Smith	Aus	Eng	2017-28	5	7	2	687	239	137.40	3	2	0
7	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

Shubman Gill’s run aggregate at the end of India’s first innings read 601. He became the second Indian captain to score 600 plus runs in a series against England

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	2016-17	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	2	2	0
2	Shubman Gill	Ind	Eng	2025	3	5	0	601	269	120.20	3	0	0

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the sixth batsman to score eleven or more centuries against an opposition in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring eleven or more centuries against an opposition

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100
1	DG Bradman	Australia	England	19	19	4	3569	334	237.93	19
2	SM Gavaskar	India	West Indies	11	13	4	1953	236*	217.00	13
3	JB Hobbs	England	Australia	12	12	1	1592	187	144.72	12
4	SPD Smith	Australia	England	11	12	3	1811	239	201.22	12
5	SPD Smith	Australia	India	11	11	2	1495	192	166.11	11
6	JE Root	England	India	11	11	5	1548	218	258.00	11
7	SR Tendulkar	India	Australia	11	11	4	1707	241*	243.85	11

JE Root has scored eleven centuries against India. He became the second batsman to score eleven or more centuries against India in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100
1	SPD Smith	Australia	India	11	11	2	1495	192	166.11	11
2	JE Root	England	India	11	11	5	1548	218	258.00	11

JE Root became the third England batsman to score three consecutive centuries at Lord’s. Others are – JB Hobbs and MP Vaughan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JB Hobbs	107	1	England	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1912
2	JB Hobbs	211	2	England	v South Africa	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
3	JB Hobbs	119	2	England	v Australia	Lord’s	26 Jun 1926
1	JE Root	143	1	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
2	JE Root	103	3	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	29 Aug 2024
3	JE Root	104	1	England	v India	Lord’s	10 Jul 2025
1	MP Vaughan	103	1	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
2	MP Vaughan	101*	3	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
3	MP Vaughan	120	2	England	v Bangladesh	Lord’s	26 May 2005

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the 13^th wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	LEG Ames	Eng	Win	1929-30	4	08	1	417	149	059.57	2	0	0
2	CL Walcott	Win	Ind	1948-49	5	07	0	452	152	064.57	2	2	0
3	WW Wade	Eng	SAF	1948-49	5	09	1	407	125	050.87	1	3	1
4	FCM Alexander	Win	Aus	1960-61	5	10	2	484	108	060.50	1	5	1
5	BK Kunderan	Ind	Eng	1964-65	5	10	0	525	192	052.50	2	1	0
6	DT Lindsay	SAF	Aus	1966-67	5	07	0	606	182	086.57	3	2	0
7	FM Engineer	Ind	Eng	1972-73	5	10	0	415	121	041.50	1	3	0
8	AJ Stewart	Eng	SAF	1998	5	10	1	465	164	051.66	1	1	0
9	A Flower	Zim	Ind	2000-01	2	04	2	540	232*	270.00	2	2	0
10	A Flower	Zim	SAF	2001-02	2	04	2	422	199*	211.00	2	1	0
11	AC Gilchrist	Aus	SAF	2001-02	3	05	2	473	204*	157.66	2	1	0
12	BJ Haddin	Aus	Eng	2013-04	5	08	0	493	118	061.62	1	5	0
13	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the fourth England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	LEG Ames	Eng	Win	1929-30	4	08	1	417	149	059.57	2	0	0
2	WW Wade	Eng	SAF	1948-49	5	09	1	407	125	050.87	1	3	1
3	AJ Stewart	Eng	SAF	1998	5	10	1	465	164	051.66	1	1	0
4	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India

No	Player	Team	Opp	Series	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	CL Walcott	Win	Ind	1948-49	5	07	0	452	152	064.57	2	2	0
2	A Flower	Zim	Ind	2000-01	2	04	2	540	232*	270.00	2	2	0
3	JL Smith	Eng	Ind	2025	3	05	2	407	184*	135.66	1	2	0

JL Smith’s run aggregate in this series so far read 407 runs against India in the on-going test series. He became the first England wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 400 plus runs in a bilateral series against India. The previous best aggregate by an England wicket keeper against India in a bilateral series was 352 runs by JM Bairstow in 2016-17 series

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15^th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the seventh Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Others are – R Ashwin {37}, A Kumble {35}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, Kapil Dev {23}, BS Chandrasekhar {16} and RA Jadeja {15]

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 15^th five wicket haul of his test career. He became the second Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets on 15 or more occasions. Kapil Dev is the other Indian pace bowler to capture five or more wickets on 23 occasions.

JJ Bumrah’s five for 74 in England’s first innings represents his 13^th five wicket haul of his test career on away soil. Now he owns the record for most five wicket hauls by an Indian bowler. Previously this record was in the name of Kapil Dev who had captured five or more wickets in an innings on 12 occasions on away soil